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![Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt? Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-13-1.jpg)
Was Vietnam’s Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Debacle Just a Stunt?
By Le Dong Hai Nguyen
There is a strong case to be made that the Vietnamese government leveraged ingrained anti-Chinese sentiment to boost vaccine uptake.
![As China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished As China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-13-1.jpg)
As China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished
By Renee Xia
China’s habit of disappearing and censoring critics is not the way to win trust in its vaccine industry.
![Report: China Plans BioNTech Booster for Its Population Report: China Plans BioNTech Booster for Its Population](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-19-6.jpg)
Report: China Plans BioNTech Booster for Its Population
By Shannon Tiezzi
The report from Caixin comes as the efficacy of homegrown vaccines from Sinopharm and Sinovac continue to be questioned.
![Vietnam Approves Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine, Reluctantly Vietnam Approves Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine, Reluctantly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-09.jpg)
Vietnam Approves Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine, Reluctantly
By Sebastian Strangio
Struggling to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnam's communist government swallows its pride.
![China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Surges Ahead China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Surges Ahead](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-02-9.jpg)
China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Surges Ahead
By Larry Mullin
Despite some concerns and criticisms abroad, most Chinese (and expats) are eager to roll up their sleeves for the jab.
![Vaccinations Progress Slowly in Central Asia Vaccinations Progress Slowly in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-16-12.jpg)
Vaccinations Progress Slowly in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
For myriad reasons, vaccination programs in Central Asia are proceeding slowly. Hesitancy is one factor.
![Chinese Companies Consider Mixing Vaccines, Booster Shots Chinese Companies Consider Mixing Vaccines, Booster Shots](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-03-14.jpg)
Chinese Companies Consider Mixing Vaccines, Booster Shots
By Huizhong Wu
China's vaccine makers are looking at ways to increase the efficiency of their shots.
![Latin America Believed in Chinese Vaccines. Now It May Have Reason to Rethink. Latin America Believed in Chinese Vaccines. Now It May Have Reason to Rethink.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-21-6.jpg)
Latin America Believed in Chinese Vaccines. Now It May Have Reason to Rethink.
By Isabel Bernhard
China’s latest disclosure could reconfigure regional politics and promote domestic development across the Americas.
![Kyrgyzstan Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign With Free Chinese Doses Kyrgyzstan Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign With Free Chinese Doses](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-5.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign With Free Chinese Doses
By Catherine Putz
The gifted 150,000 doses will be enough for 75,000 people to be vaccinated. While it’s a start, Kyrgyzstan’s population exceeds 6.4 million.
![The Logic of China’s Vaccine Diplomacy The Logic of China’s Vaccine Diplomacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-08-2.jpg)
The Logic of China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
By Ivana Karásková and Veronika Blablová
An in-depth look at where China's vaccines are going hints at the motivations behind the campaign.
![China and Russia: Vaccine Competitors or Partners? China and Russia: Vaccine Competitors or Partners?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-22-13.jpg)
China and Russia: Vaccine Competitors or Partners?
By Elizabeth Wishnick
Despite cooperating on some aspects, China and Russia are also directly competing for the same vaccine markets - and the national prestige that comes with it.
![Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-12-1.jpg)
Philippines Vaccine Program Hindered by Delays, Public Distrust
By Nick Aspinwall
The government’s mass vaccination start date is in flux, and Filipinos still harbor fears after a 2016 dengue vaccine scandal eroded public confidence in vaccinations.
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